Chongqing Travel China, Chongqing Tours Guide

General Information: Chongqing is located within Sichuan province but since 1997 it has been a separately governed independent municipality. Squeezed along the confluence of the Jialing and Yangtzi rivers, in the shadow of mountains, the hilly streets of the ¡®Mountain City' a

Geography: 82,400 sq km

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Climate:Very hot summers and foggy damp winters. Best to visit in spring or fall. Along with Wuhan and Nanjing, Chongqing is known as one of the "3 furnaces of China" as temperatures rise towards 100¡ã F (40¡ã C) in July and August. Winters are long damp and foggy,

Chongqing Economy: Chongqing is an important industrial city.

Story of Chongqing: A city was first established here at the time of the Ba kingdom over 3,000 years ago. As an inland port Chongqing was opened to foreign trade in 1890 and played a key role in the economy of the southwest region. Following the fall of Nanjing during World

Chongqing Tourism: Many places of interest in Chongqing are related to its wartime struggles and the revolution such as the Red Cliff Village where the Chinese Communist Party representatives lived while they tried to work in allegiance with the KMT against the Japanese. Th